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Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
I would love to see the grimace he [Marquis de Cinq-Mars] is now
making on the scaffold.
[Fr., read more
I would love to see the grimace he [Marquis de Cinq-Mars] is now
making on the scaffold.
[Fr., Je voudrais bien voir la grimace qu'il fait a cette heure
sur cet echafaud.]
Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural read more
Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not read more
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel.
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel.
An angel with a trumpet said,
"Forever more, forever more,
The reign of violence is o'er!"
An angel with a trumpet said,
"Forever more, forever more,
The reign of violence is o'er!"
